The Public Pays (1936)
October 10, 1936
Crime, Drama
19m


Startling expose of modern racketeering!
In this MGM Crime Does Not Pay series short, a protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Errol Taggart
- Drunken Hood Who Knocks Over Milk Wagon (uncredited) Richard Alexander
- Markovitz's Secretary (uncredited) Barbara Bedford
- Grocer (uncredited) Harry C. Bradley
- Paige's Secretary (uncredited) Betty Ross Clarke
- Milk Company Executive Moore (uncredited) John Dilson
- Woman from the Relief Bureau (uncredited) Bess Flowers
- Milk Company Executive Markovitz (uncredited) Karl Hackett
- Officer Donovan (uncredited) Robert Homans
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Keywords
- milk
- coercion
- protection racket
- sting operation
- racket
- racketeering
- crime does not pay